Post by rock on Apr 20, 2019 1:55:57 GMT 5
bali tigeress
Bali Tigers, which became extinct in the 1930s, were one of the first subspecies of tigers to disappear from the earth. An unfortunate fact is that there are now two other subspecies to add to our world's recently extinct animals facts list. There are several reasons why the Bali Tiger was so vulnerable to extinction. The tigers were from the island of Bali in Indonesia where they were landlocked on a relatively small island with humans encroaching on their habitat. What many historians believe is that when Europeans arrived in Bali, they started hunting and killing the Bali Tigers which led to their extinction. They do not believe it was due to the Balinese people, who feared the tigers. Balinese kids were often given tiger tooth necklaces to wear for protection. Read more about this species in the interesting facts and information listed below.The Bali Tiger was the smallest of the three extinct subspecies.
In comparison to the other subspecies, the Bali Tiger had shorter fur and fewer stripes that were darker in color. They were also known to have small black spots in between the stripes.
The exact pattern of stripes on the tiger was as unique to the tiger as fingerprints are to humans.
Bali Tigers weighed about 220 pounds (100 kg) and were approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters) long.At one time, the island of Bali covered a much larger area but was split into two islands after the last Ice Age. This isolated the Bali Tiger, whose population was never known to be abundant to start with.
The Bali Tiger was a carnivorous animal. It used to prey on larger hoofed animals such as boar, pigs, deer, antelope, and buffalo as well as birds and monitor lizards.
The reproductive capability of the Bali Tiger was somewhat limited. The females would only breed approximately every two years and the average number of cubs born per pregnancy was 2-3 cubs.
Bali Tigers were solitary animals who came together only for breeding purposes. Each tiger maintained a territory of at least 10 square miles (25.9 square kilometers).
Because they lived on a small island, it is easy to see why the population was limited before humans even came into the picture.
It is believed that the very last living Bali Tiger was shot by a hunter on the Northern tip of the island of Bali in the late 1930s.
With just eight Bali Tiger skulls and five skins, there are a very limited number of Bali Tiger specimens that have been preserved in museum collections across the world.
A national park, called Bali Barat National Park, was established as a conservation attempt for the Bali Tiger, but it was too late for this species. Because of the lack of protection for these tigers, hunting them for reasons such as to clear land, for sport, and for food was acceptable.
Almost all parts of the Bali Tiger had commercial value and were worth a good deal of money. This gave hunters even more reason to capture and kill them.
Cougar-Puma concolor
The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, mountain cat, or catamount, is a large cat of the family Felidae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in most American habitat types. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although sightings during daylight hours do occur. The cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat (Subfamily Felinae), than to any subspecies of lion (Subfamily Pantherinae). An excellent stalk-and-ambush predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources include ungulates such as deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, as well as domestic cattle, horses and sheep, particularly in the northern part of its range. It will also hunt species as small as insects and rodents. This cat prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but can also live in open areas. The cougar is territorial and survives at low population densities. Individual territory sizes depend on terrain, vegetation, and abundance of prey. While large, it is not always the apex predator in its range, yielding to the jaguar, gray wolf, American black bear, and grizzly bear. It is reclusive and usually avoids people. Fatal attacks on humans are rare, but have been trending upward in recent years as more people enter their territory. Excessive hunting following European colonization of the Americas and the ongoing human development of cougar habitat has caused populations to drop in most parts of its historical range. In particular, the cougar was extirpated in eastern North America in the beginning of the 20th century, except for an isolated subpopulation in Florida. However, in recent decades, breeding populations have moved east into the far western parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Transient males have been verified in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Illinois, where a cougar was shot in the city limits of Chicago and, in at least one instance, observed as far east as Connecticut. Today, reports of eastern cougars (Puma concolor cougar) still surface, but the last verified one was killed in 2
Bali Tigers, which became extinct in the 1930s, were one of the first subspecies of tigers to disappear from the earth. An unfortunate fact is that there are now two other subspecies to add to our world's recently extinct animals facts list. There are several reasons why the Bali Tiger was so vulnerable to extinction. The tigers were from the island of Bali in Indonesia where they were landlocked on a relatively small island with humans encroaching on their habitat. What many historians believe is that when Europeans arrived in Bali, they started hunting and killing the Bali Tigers which led to their extinction. They do not believe it was due to the Balinese people, who feared the tigers. Balinese kids were often given tiger tooth necklaces to wear for protection. Read more about this species in the interesting facts and information listed below.The Bali Tiger was the smallest of the three extinct subspecies.
In comparison to the other subspecies, the Bali Tiger had shorter fur and fewer stripes that were darker in color. They were also known to have small black spots in between the stripes.
The exact pattern of stripes on the tiger was as unique to the tiger as fingerprints are to humans.
Bali Tigers weighed about 220 pounds (100 kg) and were approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters) long.At one time, the island of Bali covered a much larger area but was split into two islands after the last Ice Age. This isolated the Bali Tiger, whose population was never known to be abundant to start with.
The Bali Tiger was a carnivorous animal. It used to prey on larger hoofed animals such as boar, pigs, deer, antelope, and buffalo as well as birds and monitor lizards.
The reproductive capability of the Bali Tiger was somewhat limited. The females would only breed approximately every two years and the average number of cubs born per pregnancy was 2-3 cubs.
Bali Tigers were solitary animals who came together only for breeding purposes. Each tiger maintained a territory of at least 10 square miles (25.9 square kilometers).
Because they lived on a small island, it is easy to see why the population was limited before humans even came into the picture.
It is believed that the very last living Bali Tiger was shot by a hunter on the Northern tip of the island of Bali in the late 1930s.
With just eight Bali Tiger skulls and five skins, there are a very limited number of Bali Tiger specimens that have been preserved in museum collections across the world.
A national park, called Bali Barat National Park, was established as a conservation attempt for the Bali Tiger, but it was too late for this species. Because of the lack of protection for these tigers, hunting them for reasons such as to clear land, for sport, and for food was acceptable.
Almost all parts of the Bali Tiger had commercial value and were worth a good deal of money. This gave hunters even more reason to capture and kill them.
Cougar-Puma concolor
The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, mountain cat, or catamount, is a large cat of the family Felidae native to the Americas. Its range, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America, is the greatest of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. An adaptable, generalist species, the cougar is found in most American habitat types. It is the second heaviest cat in the Western Hemisphere, after the jaguar. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although sightings during daylight hours do occur. The cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat (Subfamily Felinae), than to any subspecies of lion (Subfamily Pantherinae). An excellent stalk-and-ambush predator, the cougar pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources include ungulates such as deer, elk, moose, and bighorn sheep, as well as domestic cattle, horses and sheep, particularly in the northern part of its range. It will also hunt species as small as insects and rodents. This cat prefers habitats with dense underbrush and rocky areas for stalking, but can also live in open areas. The cougar is territorial and survives at low population densities. Individual territory sizes depend on terrain, vegetation, and abundance of prey. While large, it is not always the apex predator in its range, yielding to the jaguar, gray wolf, American black bear, and grizzly bear. It is reclusive and usually avoids people. Fatal attacks on humans are rare, but have been trending upward in recent years as more people enter their territory. Excessive hunting following European colonization of the Americas and the ongoing human development of cougar habitat has caused populations to drop in most parts of its historical range. In particular, the cougar was extirpated in eastern North America in the beginning of the 20th century, except for an isolated subpopulation in Florida. However, in recent decades, breeding populations have moved east into the far western parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Transient males have been verified in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Illinois, where a cougar was shot in the city limits of Chicago and, in at least one instance, observed as far east as Connecticut. Today, reports of eastern cougars (Puma concolor cougar) still surface, but the last verified one was killed in 2
